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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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